California Dreams
Series, 1992, TNBC, Set in A garage band by the beach
California Dreams is #15 of 16 in release order and #15 of 16 in chronological order in the NBC Saturday Morning Cartoons.
The story
A bunch of cool teenagers who are friends living in California form a rock band, The Dreams. Between gigs, they must deal with all kinds of big and small real-life issues such as school, family life, friends, romance, ambition, ego, jealousy, and big decisions.
California Dreams recap
California Dreams (1992) follows a group of California teenagers who form a band and try to make it while getting through high school. Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon created it, and Peter Engel produced it for NBC's TNBC block. The band starts with siblings Matt Garrison (Brent Gore) and Jenny Garrison (Heidi Noelle Lenhart), their friend Tiffani Smith (Kelly Packard) and Tony Wicks (William James Jones), with Sly Winkle (Michael Cade) as their manager; the Garrison parents, Richard and Melody, and younger brother Dennis round out the first season. In season 2 Jenny leaves after three episodes to study at a music conservatory in Italy, and Sam Woo (Jennie Kwan) replaces her as singer and keyboard player, while the motorcycle-riding loner Jake Sommers (Jay Anthony Franke) joins on guitar. After season 2 the Garrisons move away and Matt goes with them; Lorena Costa (Diana Uribe) takes Sam into her home, and Sly's cousin from New York City, Mark Winkle (Aaron Jackson), joins. That lineup carries the band through graduation. Episodes mix gigs and songs with dating, school and family trouble. The series ran five seasons and 78 episodes from September 12, 1992, to December 14, 1996.
California Dreams ending explained
California Dreams ends with "The Last Gig", aired December 14, 1996. While the others plan for life after graduation, Jake chases a record contract and lands one for the whole band, but the rest turn it down because they are ready to move on and talk Jake into signing on his own. The band plays one final show and the friends say goodbye. No revival or reunion series has followed.
Ratings
IMDb 7.1/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, before Hang Time.
- Chronological order: after The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, before Hang Time.
Cast
- Kelly Packard as Tiffani Smith
- William James Jones as Tony Wicks
- Michael Cade as Sly Winkle
- Jay Anthony Franke as Jake Sommers
- Jennie Kwan as Sam Woo
- Aaron Jackson as Mark Winkle
- Diana Uribe as Lorena Costa
- Brentley Gore as Matt Garrison
- Heidi Lenhart as Jenny Garrison
- Michael Cutt as Richard Garrison
- Gail Ramsey as Melody Garrison
- Ryan O'Neill as Dennis Garrison
Created by Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon.